Sonic Mania: The Sonic game we’ve wanted for 25 years

Sonic the Hedgehog is just as iconic as Super Mario. You can disagree all you want, but the fact is, Sonic is just as important to gaming as Mario has been and the Sonic series of games have been pretty good and as a franchise have had a lot to offer.

Not all of the Sonic games as of recently have worth playing though. SEGA seemed to be desperate to come up with a new way to draw its core fans back into playing Sonic. Well 25 years later, SEGA seemed to have figured out that the best way to get everyone excited this time around was to just keep Sonic the way it was originally in the Genesis days. Sometimes “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” is the best way and Sonic Mania shows you just that. I’ve played a ton of Sonic games but it wasn’t until now that I’m newly excited about a Sonic game again. You should be too. After all, we’ve 25 years for this.

Sonic Mania is slated to be released on PS4, Xbox ONE and PC in the Spring 2017. No actual release date has been set but hopefully they’ll push that date up and get it to us sooner. Check out the trailer and see for yourself.

Mike Bitter is a born gadget head and true lover of technology. It all started with computer classes at age 10 and his first PC the Tandy 1000. From then on he found his love and he became a gamer and a PC builder and has not stopped since. He specializes in hardware, troubleshooting and custom PC building. He’s known as the “fixer” amongst his friends whenever there is a problem with a PC or a Mac. He’s also fully immersed in all things that pertain to the world of computers and gaming. He's an 80's baby and he grew up watching technology evolve from the NES to PS4 and from the Commodore 64 to the iMac. He has a unique and minimalist perspective on technology and is here to help the average person to understand technology today.